Bottle cap remover



June 25, 1935. M. HARVEY 2,005,784

BOTTLE CAP REMOVER Filed April 6, 1934 2 SheetsSheet 1 e 1935. M. HARVEY BOTTLE CAP REMOVER Filed April 6, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 25, 1935 UNITED I STATES 2,005,784 BoT'rLE CAP REMOVER,

Leo M. Harvey, Los Angeles, Calif. Application April 6, 1934, Serial No. 719,353

. '7 Claims.

This invention relates to a bottle capv remover which may be removably snapped on the neck of thebottle when not in use? ()ne of the principal objects of this invention is to provide an inexpensive bottle cap remover which may be removably mounted upon thebottle havingthe usual form of'cap stopper, and

so mounted that the device may be readily removed from the bottle when it isdesired' to lift the cap and after-this operation either replaced upon the bottle or thrown away. In this way,

the device is similar to the usual keyfurnished witheach can of sardines, or other similar keyopened products. 1

" A further object is to form the device of a single piece of wire for cheapness of manufacture, simplicity and ease of application to the bottle. 7

A further purpose of the invention is to so form the. device that it will closely hug the bottle, whereby it will not .be in the waywhen packing the bottles in cases or in handling.v

A further object isto provide the bottlegripping portions with sumcient resiliencyfto permit the device to be sprung into position and to thereby yieldingly clamp on the bottle.

A further object is to make a .modifiedform of the device .of pressed metal having bottle gripping portions whereby the opener'maybe snapped on the bottle. I

A further object is to .so shape the holding elements of the opener as to causethe device to,

snugly hug the bottle for its full length and to thus act to resist any tendency which the device may have to rock or swing outwardly .from the bottle. i I

Other objects and advantages ;of the invention will be apparent as the nature of the same .is

more fully understood from the following .de-

inthe spirit and scope of, the invention as the I same is set forth in the appended claims. c In the drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates the device of thisinvention removably mounted onto the bottle; Figure Zillustrates aside view of Fig. 1;

lifting the bottle 08.13; a

Figure 3 illustrates the device in the act of Figure 1 illustratesa second method by which the cap may be lifted; I

Figure 5 illustrates a modified form of the opener removably mounted on a'bottle;

Figure 6 illustrates a side View of Fig. 5;

Figure 7 illustrates this form of the invention in the act of lifting the bottle cap;

Figure 8 illustrates a further modified form of the opener; and I I Figure 9 illustrates a side View of Fig, 8.

Inthe preferred form of the invention, as illustrated in the drawings, the bottle Ill may b'e of any of the common, well known types now inuse, which are sealed by the usual form of crown cap I i. has been the diificulty of removing the cap unless the proper form of opener is handy, whichin many cases it'is not. To remove this ob'jectional'fea ture, the opener of this invention is adapted to be removably snapped on each bottle during its progress through the bottle-filling works, or" even at the glass Works where the bottlesare made, so that-removably mounted on each bottle will be a key oropening device for removing the cap." In order to render this featurepractical, the devices 'must be very inexpensive of manufacture and easily applied, and likewise easilyremoved from One draw-back to this formofbottle 'andcap the bottle when required for lifting the bottle cap and may be thrown away with the eap.

The cap lifting device l2 of this invention is preferably formed from a single piece of wire looped, as at i3, to form a head of such size as to partially straddle the cap Ii. In this loop are swaged or otherwise formed -aforward spur l4 and two rearward spurs l5. Extending from the v looped head 13 the wires form a handle l6,the ends l1 and i8 of which arebent or formed into curved portions which straddle "and grip on the bottle, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. It 'will be understood that the resiliencyof the wire will be sufiicient to permit the curved end portions I! and Elite spread while being forced into place, whereby as soon as the ends pass thecenter of the curvature of the bottle, the opener will snap foruse. a

The easiest way to remove-the device from the bottle is to, by means of head -l3,swing this end of theopener outward, thuscausing the device to pivot on the neck at the junction points -between the handle section 16 and the curved portions l1 andlfl until the ends ofportions l1 and l8gwill have been swung over'zthe center of the rounded neck, whereupon the opener willfreely leave-the into position and thus remain until laterremoved 45 bottle. The cap ll may now be lifted in either of two ways, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

By giving the curved portions l1 and. la a downwardly directed inclination, they endeavor to swing in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 2, and thereby to snugly hold the head end of the opener against the bottle, and in this way they act to resist vertical rocking of the device while attached to the bottle. As may be observed from Figs. 1 and 2, the head I3 is not left in a flat plane, but is curved to closely fit the contour of the bottle, and as all other portions of the device likewise closely hug the bottle, there are no portions which protrude to interfere with;

packing or handling of the bottles. 7 a

The opener may be used as shownin Fig. 3, wherein the spur I4 is placed under the forward edge of the cap, the handle .16. projecting upwardly while the curved end portions I] and I8 are directed downwardly. The heel of the head fulcrums upon the cap as the "handle is pressed downwardly to effect the lifting ofthe cap.

In'Fig. 4, the spurs I5, are positioned under the rear edge of thecap, and in this case as the handle, isto be lifted it extends downwardly while the ,end portions l1 and I8 point upwardly and the front end of head I3 fulcrums on the cap. Byliftingj the -handle;'the cap .will be lifted from the bottle.

It will be appreciated that the opener may be differently shaped and yet retain the feature of being able to be snapped onrthe bottle.

. In Figures 5, 6 and? there is illustrated one example of a differentlyshaped opener which may be likewise snapped on the bottle.

I This form of the invention is illustrated as being formed of a single piece of wire, but it is to be understood that it may be formed of several pieces of wire welded or otherwise fastened tocap lifting means are formed upon the arms 2| 7 and 22 and include the upwardly extending portions 23 and 24, each of which terminates in an inwardly projecting portion indicated at 25 and 26.

When it is desired to lift the crown cap the opener may be easily removed from the bottle and applied to the rim of the cap, as shown in Fig. 7. In this figure it willbe notedthat the projecting portions 25 and 26 are hooked under the rimof the cap, the portions 23 and 24 extending for a distanceabove its edge so that the arms 2| and 22 lie directly above the cap while the handle portion extends upwardly. Thus, by swinging the handle in a clockwise direction, as viewed in "Fig. '7, the cap may be. easily lifted from'the bottle. I I

In some instances, it may be desirable to-form the opener of a metal pressing, one form of which is illustrated in FiguresS and 9.

In this form of the'invention, the opener 30 may be provided with cap lifting means 3|, which in this instance is in the form of a jaw, To mount the opener on the bottle,'it may be provided adjacentits'upperend with gripping arms 32 and 33,which are shaped and are of such length as tonicely fit around the bottle until the ends thereof extend a short distance past the center of the neck curvature. The entire opener may be shaped to closely fit the contour of the bottle so as not to be in the waywhen the bottle is being handled.

The opener may be easily removed from the bottle and used in the ordinary way for lifting the cap, as will be readily understood.

Having shown and described my invention, it is to be understood that .various changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

T a bottle cap removing device formed of a single piece of wire, a loop-shaped head engageable with a bottle cap for removing the same,

a handle so formed that'the ends thereof will yieldingly. straddle and grip the bottle neck for attachment thereto when not in use, and the device being formed to closely fit the contour of the 7 device being formed to closely fit the contour of the bottle neck when attached thereto.

: 3. In a bottle cap removing 'device'formed of a singlepiece' of wire, a handle, and portions, of thewire formed in angular relation to the length of the handle and curved for yieldingly. gripping on the neck of a bottle for attachment thereto when not in use, and a cap lifting, means formed at the other end of the handle and operable after the device has been removed from thebottle for removing the cap. v

'4. A bottle cap removing device formed of a single piece of metal, having means for yieldingly grippingonto the neck portion of a bottle for attachment thereto and a portion adapted to lie closely adjacent to and longitudinally of 'the bottle neck'when not in. use. and a'capengaging means formed on said device operable when the device is removed from the "bottle for lifting the cap, all portions of said devicebeinglocated below. the cap when attached to the bottle neck.

I 5.;A' bottle cap removingdevice formed of a single piece of metal, having meansfor-yieldingly gripping onto the neck portion of va bottle forattachmentthereto and a portion adapted .to lie closely adjacent to and longitudinally of the ,bottle" neck when not in use, .and a cap'engaging means-formed on said device, operable when the device is removed from the bottle for lifting the cap, all portions of said device being'located below the cap and formed toclosely fit the contour of the bottlewhen attachedto the bottle neck.

6. A bottle .cap removing device ,formed of a single pieceof metal having means for yieldingly gripping onto the neck, portion of a bottle for attachment thereto and a portion adapted to lie closely adjacent to and longitudinally of the bottle neck when not in use, and a cap engaging means formed on said device, operable when the device is removed from the bottle for lifting the cap, all portions of 'said device being located below the cap when attached to the bottle neck, said gripping means being arranged toiextend beyond the -center"ofcurviature of the'bottle to resist disengagement therefrom.

7. :A .bottle' cap removing device. formed j of a singlepie'ce of metal, having means for yielding- 1y gripping onto the neck portion'of ,a bottle, said gripping means being arranged to extend beyond a cap engaging means formed on said device, opthe center of curvature of the bottle to resist diserable when the device is removed from the botengagement therefrom and being formed to grip tle for lifting the cap,'a11 portions of said device the bottle neck intermediate the extremities of being located below thecap when attached to the the device for attachment thereto, and a porbottle.

tion adapted to lie'olosely adjacent to and 1ongi- LEO M. HARVEY. tudinally of the bottle neck when not in use, and 

